Northern Eurasia 1955: Warsaw Pact

In September–October 1954 the London and Paris Conferences were held to determine the status of West Germany. The talks concluded with the signing of the Paris Agreements, which granted West Germany full sovereignty, ended the occupation, and allowed its admittance to NATO. The Agreements went into force on 5 May 1955 and West Germany joined NATO four days later. in wikipedia

14 May 1955 Warsaw Pact ▲

The Soviet Union, Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland and Romania signed the Treaty of Friendship, Co-operation, and Mutual Assistance—later known as the Warsaw Pact—in Warsaw, Poland. The pact was created in reaction to the integration of West Germany into NATO. in wikipedia

27 Jul 1955 Austrian State Treaty ▲

In May 1955 the Allied occupying powers—France, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the Soviet Union—signed the Austrian State Treaty with the Austrian government in Vienna, reestablishing an independent and democratic Austria. The neighboring Federal People’s Republic of Yugoslavia subsequently acceded to the treaty, which officially came into force on 27 July 1955. Following the withdrawal of the last Allied troops in October, the Austrian Parliament declared the country permanently neutral. in wikipedia

20 Sep 1955 Soviet–GDR Treaty ▲

In September 1955 the Soviet Union and the German Democratic Republic (GDR, or East Germany) signed the Treaty on Relations between the USSR and the GDR, agreeing to the continued stationing of Soviet troops in East Germany with the consent of its government. The treaty placed East Germany in control of its own protection and borders, but agreed that the Soviet Army Command in Germany should control the movement of Western personnel and cargoes entering and exiting West Berlin. Following the treaty, in March 1956, the East Germans formally established the National People’s Army, to succeed the existing Kasernierte Volkspolizei (Barracked People’s Police). in wikipedia